Monday, April 27, 2009

Zimbabwe Unity Government: The big cover-up

Is Tsvangirai covering up Mugabe's misdemeanours?
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been making statements that people find hard to reconcile with events on the ground. There is speculation as to whether he is trying too hard to make this controversial unity government work.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Tsvangirai, Madhuku meeting fails to heal rift

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai "agreed to disagree" with National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) chairman Lovemore Madhuku at a crisis meeting on Wednesday to defuse simmering tensions over the process to draw up a new Zimbabwe constitution.

ZANU PF, MDC fail to resolve contested power sharing issues

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, President Mugabe and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara -- met three times over the last week to resolve contested issues but failed to reach any agreement.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Zimbabwe State Press taunts US Ambassador

By ANGUS SHAW,

HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe's state media expressed unrestrained glee Wednesday at the pending departure of U.S. Ambassador James McGee, who has frequently clashed with President Robert Mugabe.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Farm Violence gains Momentum, while Unity Government refuses to Act

Zimbabwe Unity government faces serious challenges as it fails to stop fresh farm violence...

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Zimbabwe Independence Day: Mugabe and Tsvangirai celebrate together

By Raymond Maingire
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s former political rivals came together again Saturday to mark Independence Day in yet another public demonstration of their new found spirit of cooperation as political partners.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Zimbabwe: Mugabe torturers confess as Church starts quest for reconciliation

Jan Raath in Chitungwiza
Harry is a former torturer. He is also at the heart of an experiment to bring peace and reconciliation to Zimbabwe.Ten months ago, in the bloody run-off to the Zimbabwean presidential elections, he was a commander of a torture base for President Mugabe's Zanu (PF) party in the sprawling township of Chitungwiza, 20 miles (30km) south of Harare.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

From the Land of Exile, an Independence Day Message



By Fungai Chiposi and Friends

We are a social interaction group that seeks to restore pride of homeland in all Zimbabweans. We are a non-racial, non-tribal and apolitical group that welcomes not only Zimbabweans in the diaspora and at home, but also friends of the people of Zimbabwe everywhere.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Perpetrators of Violence must Face Justice: Envoy

BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETE AND BERTHA SHOKO

THE United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, James McGee, said perpetrators of political violence in last year's harmonised elections must face justice.McGee said the human rights situation in the country remained worrying.

Mugabe Clashes With Tsvangirai

By Walter Marwizi

THE inclusive government faced its sternest challenge yesterday when the Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai warned he would not accept President Mugabe's unilateral decision to strip the Information and Communication Technology Ministry of its control over the contested communication portfolio.